Origin of Tea Leaves
Tea Sourcing
Around the World in a Single Sip
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® works directly with private, family-owned tea estates to cultivate the best tea leaves from Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Japan and India — then we hand-blend them locally for maximum freshness.
No Middleman
We make it a point to purchase our tea directly from our growers, sans middlemen, wholesalers, or importer-exporters. Nurturing these close relationships is not only the right thing to do, it allows us to give you the world’s finest and most distinctive teas. Through these relationships, we are also able to give back. Every cup of tea you buy goes beyond sustaining the livelihood of tea farmers — it provides them fair wages, supports their families, grows their plantations and estates, and develops their communities by providing education and health care.
The Long Journey to Your Cup
The liquid gold in your cup began its journey thousands of miles away, on the lush tea plantations of Sri Lanka, Kenya, China, Japan, Thailand and India. We work directly with tea growers in these regions in handcrafting varieties of tea that meet our exacting specifications. Because of our standards for quality, taste and heritage, you’re sure to enjoy the very best whole-leaf teas and tea drinks available anywhere
